‘Tungsten Carbide’

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Start with the news release LMT helps Brinksway to reduce processing times from LMT, which we summarised at the time by saying "LMT has helped Brinksway Tool, a precision aerospace, marine, defence and specialist automotive tooling contractor, to cut processing times from about five days down to five or six hours.". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release High-feed milling cutters machine hard steels from ITC Tooling: "ITC has introduced the Hanita range of high-feed milling cutters, which has been engineered to machine steels at a hardness of up to 67HRc.".
 
In January 2010, we covered the news from Gibbs and Associates - take a look at GibbsCAM 2010 includes enhanced productivity tools which says: "Gibbs and Associates has announced that it is now shipping GibbsCAM 2010, which includes a variety of new features, additions, enhancements and productivity tools.".
 
Take a look also at the news release from RSA, RSA presents sawing centre at Tube exhibition, as well as MMA welding machine operates from 13A plug from GYS, and Amec introduces threaded shank drills from Amec.
 

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Ceratizit inserts and cutters mill 'exotic' metals (January 2010)

Ceratizit's Maximill 211 family of indexable insert shoulder mills has been used in the medium-rough milling of titanium, inconel, heat-resistant steel and other so-called exotic materials.

Taegutec ball-nose endmill provides more rigidity (January 2010)

Taegutec's has brought out the Ecoball endmill range of ball-nosed end mills, which are pressed to size during the production process to improve rigidity and cutter surface finish.

SJB Mini internal tool holders improve rigidity (January 2010)

Tungaloy has brought out the TAC Stream Jet Bar Mini (SJB Mini) internal tool holders for conducting turning operations on small-diameter components.

WNT releases broaching system for CNC lathes (January 2010)

WNT (UK)'s new broaching system, designed for use on CNC lathes and machining centres, is allowing users to eliminate separate broaching operations and reduce manufacturing costs.

ITC cutters provide extra reach for machining (January 2010)

ITC has introduced the 2132 Cyber Series of two-flute extra-long series PCD Ball Nose End Mills to its range of cutting tools for the machining of abrasive materials such as graphite and metal matrix.

Total Carbide invests in Osterwalder powder press (December 2009)

Total Carbide has expanded its high-volume wear part production capability following an investment in the Osterwalder CA-NC II hydraulic powder press for its European manufacturing headquarters.

Report offers analysis of abrasives industry (December 2009)

The Abrasive Engineering Society has released the 6th edition of the 'Abrasives Industry in Europe and North America: A Market/Technology Report'.

Ceratizit machining inserts improve productivity (December 2009)

Ceratizit has revealed how its machining inserts and cutting tools are being put to use in the renewable energy sector.

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